we miss leo k
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I think it's fair value, I think a move that make this a little more interesting (to me at least) is swapping out Philippe Myers for Vlad Namestinkov. I believe the cap should work (Isles have room to retain if need be but: $1.12M in space on this ACGM + $1.425M of buried Myers hit = $2.545M of space; Namestinkov is a $2.5M AAV) and this means Tampa keeps a useful player for their bottom 6, gets the guys they want, and the Isles get a potential Scott Mayfield replacement - use the last 20 or so games to audition Myers as RD3, or let him spend the rest of his year in Bridgeport. Brent Thompson can't do a thing to develop a forward but he turns random scrubs into strong defensemen constantly - maybe some time with him will make Myers an affordable RD3 next year.